The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-12-16

preparation and disburssTnsi Il as,.i1I,,t sso
1893 a19 5l7 "a wa5 diabursed, Aad IN
a sss ne sis5nrssment Has s450.os0 as,
: diiiefence Of 800, $40 90. Instead Of be-
ING detrimental this proves conciuaiyely that
gTSIy interest Of the schools baye materially
z. n isss tvopsrishssoon,inued schools for
/ Tor nine montha
NJ. r 500 We parishes continued schools for
y, a .i 1855 tbrse parishes continued schools
y, y 1855 ssyen parishes continued schools
u n ", 1855 fSgr parishes continued sohoola
/ Tor four months.
H.. H 1888 20 thirteen parishes continued
senoolg TOE three month";
:. n 1888 four pariahes continued schools
| foT two months.
| Many Of these short term schools sYe con-
tinnSsd after the public fund has been ex-
| pended, by private subscription. Twenty
~ paTlane9 ~ ] $50 did not receive any sup
/ boft for schools from parish taxation. Had
Ihey received such support, their school
terms would have been increased two 70
Rarlsa ~ the state With school term less
saporInfendgnt Eastpn n his report for
4 1888, referred 10 the faiinFe of the system
| Or plan Of conducting the schools, ana not to
We actual work being done. His purpose
| wa 70 dEaW the attention Of The General AS
genbly ,bo, the faet. that the present school
iew and the, Constitution Of $40 did mot
| harmonic, thst the latter destroyed the nse-
tulness Of the former,
from this statemeni II Win be seen that Il
X necessary, 81 heVe repeatedly stated, for
| the. local authoritieE 70 aid aud assist Ii
Maintaining public school system Wher-
| ever this h8s been done there haa been IN
creased efficiency IN the public schools,
Larger attendenee snd q longer term have
seconded al Of superintendent Eaaton,s
| EFFORTS 70 secure more efficient school law,
l 4 see no reason to alter my views as given at
ysTioua times TO the General Assembly.
Judge White IN company Yiflt tie New
| Orleans j'icQgzille, endeayOrs 70 show an in
1 consistency IN my speech AZ Monroe and my
TEsTIAoNY BEFoRB THE HOWE COMMITTEE.
| Judge White ought 10 have stated all Of
his knowledge ia connection with that testis
| mong Hg ought y have described oaF iiYst
| meeting when arrived IN tic eitg, and bis
1 fears and an2deties abont the effect Of Col.
| HEtton's testimony and his criticism upon
that tes tiinQny and The urgency Of my going
/ on the stand that night snd how delighted
| he was with my evidence aid the request he
made thst should take charge of the case
after had been dismissed ss . witness be-
cause q my thorough knoYledgee, of We
| that evidence 5f ID my epecch that wish 10
retraet Bat Judge White and The Pieql3tils
org careful 70 Riyys only Z part q We tssti-
AAAAiAJ EiA4 " RAiAfh u thAl Vi Ag hlEttLAE ltJN
1 at the time Of the LogtoWn meeting, which
1 described in my testiMOnYi there Was not
/ Federal soldier ia 0uacfita. II Was only
4 after We had enrolled nearly all the eolOr4d
/ brought 10 Monroe, and ID th8t speech said
| 'fWhegi Bede5at troops tee7e OIdefed % A9llf96
/ N OT1er N destgQy he Qood sfgfb d0yle bg ne
gs5}19erdtssii 7 ibis pert q ny speech y care
T1e LogtoTn sottleJneilt Wis sbe first place
| they tnaFehed to- in order 70 DESTROY the ct
] fecis of the meeting 4 described On their
I way there they balted ip front Of p2ausar
! played the fife, and gathered the negroes
! nom the fields and marched tlem % their
| place Of meeting. Their second visit was TO
| The. IsEllaud, With the sans results: and 9n
| their third visit VI st. JanIes Chapel ii the
X Island, IheObaids was Hept 70 pat stop 10
| tAig cnn4paigpl1Rs MI stated ~ nly eddKesa,
Then followed the STRUGGLES, Which aEe des,
tailed, 1 had been iutmately associated
| with all Ipoyen1ents VI defeat this
MORO GaHFRTBAG SUPREMACY
from 1858 10 1875, IN the Tepsee troubles.
! do not know that there WIS any difference
j. by, CONDUCT ip 1893 alsd 1876. lcer-
mere Intimidation 81 negro voters to SECURE
office end Dosition.
There IVES At MonFoe, IA ls6s, an ofiis
Ger who had commanded the escort Ut
gpished hiInself IL tlie Federal army ard
with whom became intimate during bis
stay At Monroe, he knew our yieWs, eur IN
that Ire people 81 North IoJlisiena we're en-
gaged IN the intimidation Of cs}lqFed yoteFs.
lie knew tho full inpoFtsnce of TIE struggle
y Which We were epgs89a ana tofesaR lts
ii, d letter Is ne dated Noy. 10, 1887, and
received BY rae On tao 2Bth of this month
re Bags: ~ Y very RFetlfytA8 " mo ~
know that my seIyies among tiAe good people
of Monroe was such AZ NJ merit tleir apz
proEal, gs the delicate duties that officers u
4 the b. my were called upon 70 pc1tofIn ~
those days often had The contrary result. IN
en- my 0iligisl dq7es sitter the war among tlle
Southern people / took the ground that tue
EOOner az passions and hqlm9slties enRen-
deted by tile war Were smqOlhed aWRB .the
| held then, Al / domost certainly now hlat
| thiE II b white 1aaills Roy9ipHleut.p
Il1s Wag hlq issue IA SBs, aqd gontinead
! Tie iHRue Until The lind establishment Of
tinidation.1 II assumed tho uaRgBitaie Of q
revolution Rg important ~ W ne tie reYqlu-
ton Of l779 " our gpee5torsi end Il took IS
long a time ee tho colonies to establish nome
rule, home laws Which freeHep prize, with
pOBer 30 shield and to protect.
Judge White, replying VI ny speech Tor
Gen. NicholR reviews tpo
FIEANcIArs CONDITION NJ rHE sEAlE.
| He travels 4 longe way from 0tleia4 Records
ana facts To fDd METER over which III smiles
4 allie condition 0f Louisiana. He hGds no
progress IN education; he Glol3ce "a bile STATE
lnent that Iseqistana securities agie lower
/ than eny Other s9Qthorn SlateR
1 he has not looked Into tlle teooYds Of other
/ Southern STATES. ~ he had be would hage
/ found that il MAS ~ Tepneslee, as u , III be
/ mere, thst kttaeks on the dePt ettleiaeIit and
pedieney Of repiidiati0n are ta6 re0sQgs why
! securs tes lave fallen ID value, Jrdge Waiteis
4 specchy brGtllng WIN nlleataleinents, "
condition of The STATE. He says The inter-
1 al his been paid, but With great di1icllty.p
4 NoH where dse8 le oi ms fQfQf ftqlll2
II j not thes faegt There 1as beeg nq aiiiili
/ Guilty ia paying TIC interest aud the ipisge5t
/ Is assured until Tie end 81 this aimipistra.
4 ton. Even When we he'd no asyHl agent Qld
4 whom tlere was % obiigNti0p resting RIly.
where q p9g VIZ 4iy Aisele9s "a K
bPeath aud Baldwin Bnd others 1 satd
4 ~ these gentlemen that We we've 6I-
ranging fog ~ afga1eea COLLECTION
1 O2lesby Aeld; .t9pYornQE gYe yQNree4 10
aneasiness. We VIII psy TIE interest and
4 there wiz be no deiallt during Your Rdlpip-
/ sifa4qn @qdke hiiIe ~ " XVI n 49,
4 70 lqck upon tAlls eoYAdepee "a tbe A9nkete
4 ii New Orleans, o. tle alllAtg et Vie Stite
4 W taeet her 9lilEatlcnRi Bitll pf1del 4ReteaA
of Fgs3rtiqg n tlittissat95agpt ~ aiislssd tae
4 pnhlic and tetafle WIG SAFE,
/ NV IVA Bliia eonsoiidqtad dabt. SAYS be,
I fifiiefe 81 another class 0f bou0s called tiQ
4 baby londe, Biligh bonds amount ~ oYef
! Hi, 200, QOO.a Mby doee 20 4Dt tel YOU
list not one cert ~ this bonded debt fsprs-
se0ts any indebtedness ~ tiis asi1ll9 iitfa-
/ ton They were created by the Cons ltuti0n
! 81 1879 70 take u the hQaNng Indebted
4 mesa 81 tile NICHOLS aud the kellogg govern
\ nenta, aud THE paymeAt0t the interest and
! thd Retirement III tAe bouds were predieated
4 Upon lilo 81 COO, 900 oi back fa1es s}Nt
4 c6iaa from these adDiipietrNiiqns, w, ono
4 900 ~ the amount eopll9 ~ " legacy from
4 tlie Niehoila GdnAiasdatlgn. \ 90 pHpElde
for siie paynent n t4e interest," 9n thsee
] bonds "a long as possfiie We quotes from
4 pay messaee on THE e,ilieet bug eiih, thai
purity Of character and eoffeotpeas q no.
/ tvs which IL attributed y hlln, ~ st9pped
A hift "a Tile t1iddle, for tlle pufp94s, pre-
/ Aliine 81 not Meffy {ng his hsateIa N3fh tog
/ i0ng oQOtation. Nv ne Ilak ~ weatfipE
/ y0ii ana moi haylp9 any eqnaesenttQSAe
A sciaidasnn Tic A1b49eti I YiA KIN 4q'i All
that Ia uaiit u have Quoted nv WIN aqblecti
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ptiiiscA tfleais OK lnanees qt tsf fpns t4iqA
| IL 1870 AID lie pas mont 81 fhf ptef 9p f1e
I fDuda md Iiidr nnNi ro4itui TON ~ ~
ysaIs were laaed Uf5n tazea hnd teafea
\ due ffiof u tAs al ~ 5a1pefy, ta.s
I lacf itxfp rs - lseeH epl iectq qny ~ 4Alt q
/ f5nl (. sstssinaiiiH and other tfTe ulastitgl "
] Aile Years if " lesi ttiey were que ss}l 81